Medical Surge Capacity and Capability Handbook

MSCC Handbook (PDF) 

A Management System for Integrating Medical and Health Resources During Large-Scale Emergencies

Second Edition

September 2007

This document was prepared under Contract Number 233-03-0028 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Forward
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Overview of MSCC, Emergency Management and the Incident Command System
• Chapter 2: Management of Individual Healthcare Assets (Tier 1)
• Chapter 3: Management of the Healthcare Coalition (Tier 2)
• Chapter 4: Jurisdiction Incident Management (Tier 3)
• Chapter 5: Management of State Response and Coordination of Intrastate Jurisdictions (Tier 4)
• Chapter 6: Interstate Regional Management Coordination (Tier 5)
• Chapter 7: Federal Support to State, Tribal, and Jurisdiction Management (Tier 6)
• Chapter 8: Implementation, Training, and System Evaluation
• Appendix A: MSCC Management System Assumptions
• Appendix B: Incident Command System Primer for Public Health and Medical Professionals
• Appendix C: What Is an Incident Action Plan?
• Appendix D: Glossary
• Appendix E: List of Acronyms
• Appendix F: Additional Readings

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